On 18 August 2017 representatives from North Dorset Rugby Football Club (NDRFC) hosted “Zumba to the MAX” a Charity Zumba event in memory of one of the clubs most loved first team captains (Max Biles) and in aid of CRY (Cardiac Risk in the Young). Rugby players, their partners and their children danced, pranced and strutted
On Sunday 20th August 2017 I went to Skydive Swansea to do my 12,000ft tandem skydive charity jump after seven months of planning and fundraising. The jump was one of THE best, most exhilarating moments of my life and I loved every second – including the 45 second freefall and initial 180mph speed! I chose to
I’ve always wanted to do something special for my brother Shaun and raise money for his memorial fund and also to raise awareness. I recently had my baby boy, Blake, and wish my brother was here to meet him. It was a lovely feeling to be up in the sky floating down thinking this is the
CRY are pleased to announce 10 brand new Christmas card designs for 2017! The new designs by Elle Media Group depict a selection of festive scenes. Making a return will be a selection of our 2016 cards which proved incredibly popular last year with over 5,000 packs sold, raising over £18,500 for CRY’s core funding initiatives.
My skydiving event for Cardiac Risk in the Young took place on the sunny (and thankfully, windless!) morning of 7th June, after being postponed the week prior. You have to match the weather to your skydive and my skydive was supposed to be on 30th April, however that day the wind in the upper atmosphere was gale
In August, Cardiff medical student Elin Harding and her father Andy cycled from London to Paris to raise money for CRY. They were inspired to undertake this adventure in memory of their dearly missed relative, Owen, who tragically passed away from sudden cardiac death on 3rd September 2013 aged just 13. Starting in Greenwich they cycled
This weekend was “the big one” and I’m happy to say that I did better than I feared I would do – though there’s still a lot of room for improvement. I first want to thank everyone who helped out on the day, particularly my pit crew, and everyone who sponsored me in the middle of
On Friday 22nd September, we hosted a Body Shop fundraiser along with Body Shop at Home consultant Stephanie Doorbar. As well as selling Body Shop products, we had a raffle, nails being painted and biscuits for sale. Everyone who attended had a great night, and we raised £300. Thank you to everyone who came to support
From the 2nd – 9th September, I undertook a sponsored bike ride in memory of my beautiful Granddaughter Liana. I was raising money for CRY to help their research into heart problems in young people. The Black Forest is a beautiful area, but I had never seen such steep mountains. It was, by far, the hardest
Suzanne and Gordon Wright are members of the National Garden Scheme and open their garden to the public three times a year. They supply cake and drinks for the visitors with the money raised going to a charity of their choice. This Bank holiday weekend 26th & 27th August they asked if Tony and I would